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27 June 2013

The source
for this petition is the NC General Assembly Records (GASR), Apr-May 1783, Box 1, Folder: Misc
Petitions at the NC archives (Raleigh,
NC)Image taken & copyrighted by Diane L Richard, www.mosaicrpm.com

People
often think of petitions as just “a list of names.”They are so much more!They are very interesting lists of
names.

Did your
ancestor sign a petition to request a new county be formed?If so, you know where he was living
when.

Did your
ancestor protest the building of a mill near him?If so, you know something about where he
lived.

Was your
ancestor a Quaker and petitioned that slaves be freed?If so, you know his religious affiliation and
something of his beliefs.

Did your
ancestor sign any kind of petition?Then
you probably have his original signature!

The source for this petition is the NC General Assembly Records (GASR), Apr-May 1783, Box 1, Folder: Misc Petitions at the NC archives (Raleigh, NC)Image taken & copyrighted by Diane L Richard, www.mosaicrpm.com

Petitions
tell us so much about our ancestors and what was important to them. They also provide us context on neighbors and
neighborhoods. They also provide us with
an original signature for our ancestor!
When doing 18th and earlier research – it can be very
challenging to find anything “original” to do with our ancestors and so such a
signature can be quite special.

Some posts/resources
about petitions and their use in genealogy research:

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